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Draw a bird. Name ten things you’re looking forward to. Write about who or what or where is home to you... Scribbled Pleas is a book of lyrics by singer-songwriter Mia Stegner, filled with unique prompts designed to inspire creative expression and self-reflection. A storyteller at heart, author Mia Stegner views songwriting as an avenue to ask questions, seek answers, and ponder both personal and collective pieces of the human experience. Learn more at www.MiaStegner.com
I developed an affinity for coffee my freshman year of college, despite not even liking the taste of the beverage very much and not finding it as beneficial to my energy levels as those around me seemed to. I realized that carrying around a cup of tea or coffee somehow soothed my anxiety, acting as a kind of little crutch or a shield or a grounding agent, a stabilizer, something to hold onto. And then I wondered if others might also find this to be true, if coffee runs deeper in society than its most obvious or practical purpose. So I wrote a song about it! Lyrics below.
lyrics
Iced coffee with two sugars and a splash of milk
Maybe two cups, maybe three, I guess we might as well
‘Cause it’s a Monday
And we’re just trying to exist
And it’ll last us till one, two, three, four, maybe five
We’re all bees and the planet is our hive
And we might disagree on how to build a home but we’re just trying to persist
All I know is
Every day the sun comes up, and we are there to meet it
Every day the sun comes up, oh we’ll be there to greet it
Every night the moon returns, and we are there to see it
Every night the moon returns, and we’ll be there to see
With the light as our guide
This is where we reside
We’ll keep spinning if we can
One day after the next, if we decide to drink
Iced coffee with two sugars and a splash of milk
Maybe two cups, maybe three, I guess we might as well
‘Cause now it’s Tuesday
And we’re still trying to wake up
And it’ll last us till one, two, three, four, maybe five
We’re all dolphins, waking up’s our daily dive
And we might disagree on where to swim from here, but we’re just trying not to break up
All I know is
Every day the sun comes up, and we are there to meet it
Every day the sun comes up, oh we’ll be there to greet it
Every night the moon returns, and we are there to see it
Every night the moon returns, and we’ll be there to see
With the light as our guide
This is where we reside
We’ll keep spinning if we can
One day after the next, if we decide to
If we decide to
Every day the sun comes up and we are there to meet it
Every day the sun comes up oh we’ll be there to greet it
Every night the moon returns and we are there to see it
Every night the moon returns and we’ll be there to drink
Iced coffee with two sugars and a splash of milk
Maybe two cups, maybe three, I guess we might as well
‘Cause now it's Wednesday
And we’re just trying to make it through
And it’ll last us till one, two, three, four, maybe five
We’re all rabbits, we’re just trying to stay alive
And we might disagree on when to hide or run, but we’re just trying to understand the view with
Iced coffee
Iced coffee with a splash of milk
Iced coffee
Iced coffee, two sugars
Stand in line with other tired desperate people, thinking
Maybe things will seem okay when we have something to be drinking
Something to hold onto, something hot or cold to keep us here
Just a little pick-me-up, a comforting routine it’s clear that
(repeat, overlapping lyrics)
With the light as our guide
This is where we reside
We’ll keep spinning if we can
One day after the next, if we decide to
If we decide to
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